TV WATCHERS: Kate Gosselin will be back on 'Dancing with the Stars'

May 06, 2010|Irene Kraft | Of The Morning Call

Like it or not, Kate Gosselin will be back on "Dancing with the Stars." She won't be competing, but she and her pro dancer partner, Tony Dovolani, will have one more chance to show how much she learned on the popular ballroom dancing competition on its season finale May 24 and 25.

"C'mon, I know you missed my unique dance style!" reality TV's mother of eight wrote on her blog Tuesday. "There better be one more dance left in me."

Throughout her five-week tenure on the show, she and Tony racked up some sweet and not-so-sweet moments. It's pretty safe to say the not-so-sweet ruled.

Things were so tense between the two one week that Tony threw in the towel and announced he quit. After apologies were exchanged, Tony came to realize that the turmoil in Kate's life was spilling out on the dance floor. One week he came close to turning her into a dancer, according to the judges. But he never managed to loosen the stiffness in her body from built-up tension.

While appearing on the show, Kate's ex-husband, Jon Gosselin, filed for full custody of the couples eight children, claiming she spent too little time with them. Kate maintains she is no different from any other single working mom. She spent most of her week at her Wernersville, Berks County, mansion with the kids, flying to Los Angeles only Mondays and Tuesdays to appear on DWTS. While the kids were in school during the day, she and Tony practiced in a dance studio set up in her basement. The kids, she claimed, were very excited about her being on the show.

Despite week after week of brutal comments by the judges -- some of the harshest handed out in its 10 seasons on air -- Kate says she has fond memories of the show.

"I learned many valuable lessons and many things about myself," she wrote in her blog. "I had the opportunity to meet an amazing group of people -- many of whom I'll remain friends with long beyond our days of dance. I wouldn't trade the experience for anything!"

On another note, DWTS fans may be pleased to hear that pro dancer Julianne Hough will return to the show for season 11, according to Access Hollywood. Hough, who has been off the show for two seasons to pursue a country singing career, won two mirror ball trophies on DWTS -- one in season four with skater Opolo Ohno and another in season five with race car driver Helio Castroneves.

I'm not sure Hough's return for season 11 will be as good for ABC's ratings next year as Kate's return will be for ratings this year. DWTS's ratings dropped 800,000 the first week after Kate was voted off the show. Seems Kate has a fairly large fan base.

Will you be tuning in again just to see Kate? Or, will you be watching in spite of her? Let us know what you you think.